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Abstract #301594

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Activity Number: 165
Type: Contributed
Date/Time: Monday, August 9, 2004 : 2:00 PM to 3:50 PM
Sponsor: Section on Survey Research Methods
Abstract - #301594
Title: Family Income Response Patterns for Varying Levels of Income Detail: An Analysis of the National Health Interview Survey
Author(s): John R. Pleis*+ and James Dahlhamer
Companies: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Address: National Center for Health Statistics, Division of Health Interview Statistics, Hyattsville, MD, 20782,
Keywords: family income ; socioeconomic status (SES) ; ordinal
Abstract:

The NHIS, an ongoing population-based health survey conducted by the National Center for Health Statistics, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, allows respondents to report family income information in a variety of ways (exact dollar amount, income interval, income in reference to $ 20,000 (greater than or equal to $20,000, less than $20,000), as well as no income reporting). Using data from 2001-2002, this analysis examines patterns of income level reporting by respondent, family, household, and geographic characteristics. Preliminary results indicate that age, race/ethnicity, education, marital status, employment history, number of adults, region, and the number of income sources are associated with the level of income detail provided. For example, lower educated respondents generally provided less income information than their higher educated counterparts. Final analytic results will provide information that could prove useful for future question design efforts.

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